An original Jihad Watch article by Patrick Boylan.
Curing the symptoms - Ignoring the disease: An approach to fighting terror by intelligence and counterterrorism expertsOn a one week tour of the various agencies responsible for Homeland Security, a simple question “What do you think is the cause of terrorism now?” put forward to a number of “terrorism experts”, got me various answers such as illiteracy, to believe it or not, American policy abroad, but Islam was definitely not the problem! Some of the “experts” who did part of the PowerPoint presentations seemed to be more impressed with themselves than with getting to the true cause of terrorism.
At the Department of Homeland (in)Security, four, yes four! “experts” had that “Deer caught in the headlights” look when asked the simple question, “What do you think is the cause of terrorism now?” The standard response was, “Our “Mr. “Expert” will answer that when he gets up here.” When Mr. “Expert” was in the hot seat he was put about by my simple questions about his presentation such as:
“Why do you have Conventional and Un-Conventional Terrorism on that slide, and what exactly does that mean?”
Mr. “Expert” answered “Well, I’m not sure. No one has ever asked me that question before.” Now that gave me a real warm fuzzy feeling.
One of Mr. “Experts” slides had the words “Takfirs = sleeper cells”, Of course I’m sure he meant Takfiri’s who are members of the extremely violent Al Takfir Wal Hijra whose more notorious and deadly members include Zawahiri, and allegedly Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi Youssef and Atta.
Another interesting word was “Shahida’a”. Your guess is as good as mine, but I will lay my money on “Shaheed”(martyr) or “Shahada”(Concept of Martyrdom).
At least Mr. “Expert” was honest in saying he had no idea how the words were pronounced and what they meant. Asked after the presentation by me if he had read the Quran, he said no, but one of his senior bosses was Ali Mustapha, as if having a Muslim boss was reason enough that Mr. “Expert’s” presentation, which he declared was not for the public’s viewing, was correct and educational. Far from it! He hadn’t read the Quran, but he was definitely sure that Islam was a religion of peace!
I wonder if “Mr. Expert” knew DHS policy director of the department’s Security Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Faisal Gill too? Gill a thirty three year old Muslim lawyer with no intelligence experience, was appointed to his position through the recommendation of Grover Norquist, buddy of White House power broker, Karl Rove. Faisal Gill is also a well known associate of Alamoudi, (close associate of Al Arian, on trial) now under indictment on terrorism related charges. This association of course was left out when Gill filled out his SF–86 forms for employment with DHS. Oops! Lots more to come.Mr. “Expert’s” two lady assistants, I thought they said they were agents, who deferred any terrorism questions to Mr. “Expert”, were more interested in bragging about how the department had caught and fined an American chicken farmer $11 million for hiring illegal workers. With a flourish, one of the ladies even did the worn out “Ka-ching” hand pull. What a victory!
Asked whether any terrorists had been apprehended, there was that deer in the headlights look and quick response, “Mr. “Expert” will answer those questions when he addresses the group”. Of course! Oh yes, a fourth highly paid lady ran the computer. Good enough for government work I guess. The “expert” also said Al-Qaeda was degraded and had franchise operations. Does that mean they now operate like a convenience store franchise? And if they were “degraded” why would anyone want their franchise? These terrorists are getting really smart, like our intelligence agencies, and operating like corporate America.
At the FBI, another wonderful PowerPoint presentation with nothing you couldn’t find on the internet, except the fact that there are separate divisions, or cells, or groups or something like that, that study Sunni Terrorist Groups and Shia Terrorist Groups in the FBI’s war on terror. Of course the presenter whose knowledge of events was impressive, regurgitated the Islamic apologist line when asked what was the cause of terrorism now. “It’s a coupla’ things like poverty, some of those places are real hell holes, and lack of education, and resentment towards American policy in the Middle East.” (Then why the separate cells studying Shia terrorist groups and Sunni Terrorist groups? I wondered. I left that one alone, the young man was doing such a fine job!)
That line about American policy has been used so often, it’s even worse than the “ka-ching”. Of course I couldn’t leave that alone, maybe it was the pain killers I was on, maybe it was the ankle holster the agent wore (I’ve always wanted one of those) so I proceeded to give him a quick history about recent Islamic terrorism.
“…I don’t see American policy in the Jihad in Kashmir, where Muslims are killing Hindus, in Thailand where Muslims are killing Budhists, in Indonesia where Muslims are killing Christians, in the Philippines where Muslims are killing Christians, in Chechnya and Russia where Muslims are killing …” You get the idea?
“Would you not agree Islam is a peaceful religion and extremists have hijacked the religion?” asked the agent.“No” I answered. “Have you read the Quran sir?” I asked.
“No I haven’t”
“If you read the Quran, maybe that should be required reading, you will see it has nothing to do with extremists as we like to label them. It is in the very teachings of the Quran that calls for jihad and beheadings etc are made to all Muslims, not just to extremists.”
I knew then, I was not going to be offered a job there, maybe I should have asked Grover to put in a good word for me, but then again he refused to answer Paul Sperry’s question whether he was Muslim or not. Which tells me this Irish-Catholic-Jew would be left out in the cold for daring to mention the “Emperors new clothes.” What ever happened to Sensitivity Training? Maybe like all FBI agents who have to undergo “Muslim Sensitivity Training”, I should apply to undergo the same training and see how sensitive it is. You think?The CIA presenter seemed to be the only one who knew what he was talking about, but he didn’t tell us a thing. I knew asking him my standard question would get me a standard answer, so I kept myself busy looking for bugging devices or cameras etc, and couldn’t wait to get to the museum. I wondered why the intelligence community hadn’t moved forward from thinking of present Islamic terrorism as some progression of the 70’s and 80’s terrorism. Great advances had been made in the toys the CIA now employs, why not the same advances in getting to know the enemy without being Politically Correct?
The rest of the trip to DOS, DOD etc was the same. Bosses and underlings threw in a few Arabic words and names that sounded impressive to some, wrongfully claimed that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed had been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, that the Mujahadeen became AL Qaeda, and pompously stated that by keeping an eye on checking accounts(less than two percent of people in the Muslim world that spawns terrorism, have checking accounts) was deterring the terrorists from getting financial aid. Yes they had heard of the ‘Hawala” system but obviously believed that Islamic terrorists and their sympathizers were stand-up citizens and dutifully made large transactions through banks and traceable activity.
Seems some countries in South America and “other” places have a new scam to separate American tax payer’s from their money. Its becoming popular to claim Al-Qaeda activity in their backyards to coincide with visits by U.S. officials. Now that’s a winning scheme, maybe some of our own cities that got left off the DHS “Give Away of Millions” crap shoot should… Just a thought!
At the pentagon a presentation took on a dog and pony show, with no substance and nothing new revealed. Team work was impressive though. Clichés such as “When you’re up to your a— in alligators, its too late to drain the swamp” were used to brush aside my question “What did the NCTC (National Counterterrorism Center)Organizational Chart mean by Al-Qaeda and Sunni Affiliates Group. Why are they categorized as affiliates and not Islamic terrorist groups? And what happened to the Shia Terrorist Groups not represented on your chart?”In one week an aware and somewhat knowledgeable student of Terrorism, would have learned that our intelligence community is no closer to understanding the Islamic terrorist mindset than it was before 9/11. It seems the ignorance and arrogance of some, in charge of keeping us safe, is only inflating their expanded egos and securing their over-paid jobs, while the terrorists like Osama are giving up millions and their comfortable lives to spread their religion of violence and intolerance throughout the world.
We need new "experts" that aren't a part of the culture of the group that is being advised. Group acculturation often blinds to alternatives that don't fit the cultural definition. The group cultures of Washington D.C.: CIA, FBI, Justice Department, Homeland Security, have preconceived notions, dictated by official policy, handed down by someone that has made a decision on how to think about a problem. Success in one area doesn't necessarily transfer to another; institutional cultures have difficulty adapting to this notion.
True, epg.
The culture at both Langley and foggy bottom sucks with political correctness and oh-so-warm and fuzzy sensitivity oozing outta the wrong pores, methinks. For a while I had hope Condi Rice and Porter Goss would do some heavy duty cleaning of the Augean stables; after all the crap that would emerge would easily dwarf mountains .... but sadly, seems I too fell a victim to high expectations from Bush's second term.
So who will we believe: CAIR or the daily blood flowing in the alleys due to Muslim enthusiasts seeing through the postulates of their killing cult?
Washington DC had better wise up to the truth about Islam and then communicate that to every town hall and school in the country. Right now various school systems are inviting Islamic speakers to speak sweetly to school district staff, encouraging acceptance of Islam.
Right now various college and university campuses have Islamic speakers in classrooms, debunking America and lifting high Islam.
Right now there are various leaflets and booklets put in libraries by such organizations as CAIR, all in the interest of lying to the American public about Islam being for peace and love and goodwill.
http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/GrantSwank50521.htm
This article makes for a depressing read. The folk we depend on for homeland security don't have a clue.
They been taking mushrooms!!
`KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (AFP) - Malaysia has detected a new militant group active in the country similar to the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah extremist group, a minister said Sunday.
http://news.catcha.com/my/content.phtml?1&010&&afpnews.cgi&cat=malaysia&story=050522093506.uo0fsqsi.txt
This is like saying the reason for a house fire is having a house in the first place.
Quoting from piece:
Ali Mustapha, senior management
Grover Norquist - a secretive muslim?
Faisal Gill - a well known associate of Alamoudi, (close associate of Al Arian, on trial) now under indictment on terrorism related charges
Sensitivity training by CAIR
This is considered American security???? (shakes head in disgust)
How do we fix this?????
Question:
Where was this article originally published and who is Peter Boylan? (I'm new to this site and his name is unfamiliar to me.) Thanks.
Comments:
It seems that the present Homeland Security "experts" have fallen into the trap of believing the public propaganda that Islam is a "peaceful religion". When the "experts" do not even read the core documents central to the enemy ideology, it's clear these experts are incompetent. (Can anyone imagine a Sovietologist of the Cold War era would be taken seriously if he failed to read the works of Communist Party ideologues -- Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky, etc.?)
How can anyone trust a security force with administrative control placed in the hands of the most suspect people -- Muslims?
"War on Terror" should be re-named to "Phony-War on Terror".
Applied impotency...The US gov has all the tools it needs for potency in fighting terrorists. But for some reason impotency is the
technique of the day. We have these impotents in Homeland S, we have Rice groveling before muslims, we have Bush kissing them. There is something very wrong with this picture. We are being sold out...behind the backs of most Americans, and non muslims everywhere...
I wish I could say something. But this country is being flushed down the toilet faster than you can flush a koran. Can Boylon or Spencer talk to the president. Demand a meeting its important they need you. We need you.
All of the funny names and divisions of groups of 'terrorists' can be dispensed with and replaced by:
Islamic fundamentalist Imperialists.
But these 'intelligence' (dys)functionaries seem more concerned with soothing obfuscation than securing the nation.
Pitiful.
Only a massive slaughter on American soil will flush these p.c. fools down the historical toilet.
Then the non-pussyfooters will be found.
"Only a massive slaughter on American soil will flush these p.c. fools down the historical toilet"...
Big sleep...I hate to agree with that, but I agree with that...
Speaking of mass slaughter of US citizens-
How many people on this site are aware that border patrol agents along the US Mexico border in Arizona were TOLD TO "STAND DOWN" in order to make the Minuteman Project look bad?
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050513-122032-5055r.htm
Below is an excerpt from today's mensnewsdaily about some of those who come across our borders.
Tom Tancredo is calling for an investigation....PLEASE let your reps know that you want them to sign on!!!!!!! Deliberately leaving our borders open to America's enemies for cheap political advantage is treason of the worst sort.......
"Juan Ortiz, brothers Felipe and Fernando Lopez, Alberto Gonzalez and Alphonso Montijo made their way across the border and into the United States. Scampering across a dirt road that ran between the cacti and scrub brush just inside America, they were disappointed when the Border Patrol agent materialized in front of them from the lip of an arroyo and told them in Spanish to stop, which they did. The agent then took them into custody. This delay meant they wouldn’t be able to make another attempt at El Norte until tomorrow, following there release and return to Mexico.
Not far from the agent and the four illegal aliens, Mahmoud Youssef Kourani, 30, of Yater, Lebanon, had also just infiltrated America. No Border Patrol agent intercepted him in his hiding spot: the trunk of a car crossing the border (he paid someone to smuggle him across). Kourani had arrived in Mexico after bribing a Mexican consular official in Beirut with $3,000. Soon after the successful infiltration into the land of the Great Satan, Kourani’s brother, head of security in southern Lebanon for Hezbollah, was notified that all was well and the operation devised in Lebanon and Iran was progressing.
Kourani hadn’t come to America to set up a falafel stand".
http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/m-n/newman/2005/newman052205.htm
If DHS has been infiltrated, we are finished.
Do we dare trust the men at the top? Who will step forward and do what needs to be done?
Name the enemy... is what needs to be done.
God, how depressing this is! Political correctness has completely fried their brains. What are we going to do? If the people who are supposed to be protecting us don't know who the enemy is, why did we need this mega-bureacracy? It is another colossal waste of money and manpower.
Every time I convince myself that the bureaucrats and politicians in Washington could not be oblivious to the threats of Islam, something like this surfaces to burst my hopeful bubble. I doubt if even another attack will make these morons understand that the death cult of Islam has declared war against us. How could they be so stupid, so irresponsible? Why can't anyone get through to them? I just don't understand or believe this; it is insane.
Dear folks
I am indeed very sad after reading the above article. I thought at least American intelligence would have enuf genuine EXPERTS who would know what they were talking about. Its still my hope that the so-called inner-core of CIA which is out of publicity is doing its work well and these DHS fools are just on a fat payroll for the PC publicity. In India, with completely PC rhetoric, at least our excellent RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) is completely out of reach. THey know whats going on and though we have hundreds of terrorist organisations operating, somehow miraculously our inefficient police is able to break out terror cells very very frequently. I wonder when, if it all this disease of pc will be wiped out in dealing with national security issues.
I agree we have major problems. Does anyone have logical ideas for solutions? We cannot start killing Jihadists without some proof.
1) I would recommend the permanent banishment of Arabic in all Mosques along with Draconian financial penalaties for any mosque, library, individual or group of individuals caught with Wahhabi or Salafist brochures, videos, or other similar materials.
2) Anyone with those materials should be deported immediately and forever forfeit all money and property of any kind in the U.S.
3) Such deportees should NEVER BE ALLOWED TO RETURN to any U.S. possession.
4) Ultimately, our survical will mean Muslims change religions, or they leave the country.
penalities.... a typo... sorry
Man.... I have misspelled penalty again.. Ha!
Seriously, we do need to remove all Arabic in all Mosques. Many of the people who are there would leave if they ever read the Koranic horror in English.
Rev 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,
''''which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world''''
to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
I understand that many people do not like the New Testament Scriptures - but - reality speaks for itself.
The kings of this world - specifically the non-Muslim kings [or so they say] are behaving in ways that are peculiar.
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that the 'wise' men of this world know the Truth about Islam's ''holy'' book.
A massive march upon the steps of the capitol of this country [America] would do wonders. [demanding that the leaders 'fess-up']
There is a Weapon that is greater than ALL weapons: The prophecy about Palestine.
It is condemned. Exd 15:14 {Song of Moses] Isa 14:31 Rev 15:3 {The saints 'sing' the song of Moses]
ALL who support Palestine - are already condemned.
With that Truth told - how many would STILL be willing to support it? how many self-professing 'Christian' leaders could continue to get away with their lies?
How much longer would the leaders be able to keep up their circus?